You've Got The Traffic, So Why Aren't You Ranking?

You’ve worked so hard with your strategy. All that blogging, article writing and, and, rather expensive, SEO tweaks to your website structure have finally paid off.

Proudly, you show everyone your website on the front page of Google for your chosen keyword.

Fantastic, but before you head off to the pub to celebrate, there is a wee problem.

Yes, your website is ranking superbly, but your analytics (and inbox) are showing that you have no traffic.

Is that right? Can you really have a well ranking website, but not have any traffic?What’s gone wrong?

Yes, it is possible for this to happen and it’s more than likely due to one of these reasons:You’re not really ranking at allYour keywords aren’t delivering (because you’re targeting the wrong ones)You’re simply not attracting the all important click

First of all you need to discover your particular problem. It could be down to the rankings you are seeing being personalised or localised (this is why you may not really be ranking).

It could be that there is so much competition for your keyword that you’re site is actually appearing ‘below the fold’ and people just aren’t scrolling down that far.

Perhaps your keyword simply isn’t getting any traffic because the search volume for it is really low. Or it could be that the keyword you are targeting doesn’t match the audience you’re after.

Or it could be down to the way your listing looks. Perhaps your title tag is looking spammy or your META description is simply boring.

If you’re website isn’t performing as it should, take a few minutes out of your day and have a read of seomoz.org’s post.

It may be that a few tweaks is all it will take to turn things around.

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About the Author:Sally Ormond is a UK based freelance copywriter (and SEO Copywriting specialist) who works with businesses of all sizes and industries to create eye-catching, persuasive copy. But her writing doesn’t stop there – also a self-confessed Twitter addict (@sallyormond) and blogger, she offers a wide range of useful articles about copywriting, marketing and social media in business on her blog, Freelance Copywriter’s Blog.